Cavanagh

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Cavanagh

• Clare Cavanagh
• Daniel Cavanagh, Jamie Cavanagh, and Vincent Cavanagh, brothers in the band Anathema
• Daniel Cavanagh, Bishop of Leighlin
• David Cavanagh, Irish writer
• Daniel Cavanagh, American politician
• Dawn Cavanagh, South African women's rights activist
• Dean Cavanagh, journalist, author and screenwriter
• Frank Cavanagh, former bass player for Filter
• Hollie Cavanagh, British singer
• James Cavanagh, various people
• Jerome Cavanagh, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan
• John Cavanagh, various people
• Katy Cavanagh, English actress
• Kit Cavanagh, male impersonator who fought as a soldier in the 1690s
• Lucy Mary Cavanagh, American botanist
• Megan Cavanagh, American actress
• Michael Cavanagh a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
• Michael Cavanagh, architect who designed the Old Perth Fire Station, St Mary's Cathedral, Perth, and other Western Australian buildings
• Patrick Cavanagh, Irish Catholic martyr
• Paul Cavanagh, English film actor
• Peter Cavanagh, English footballer
• Roberto Cavanagh, Argentine 1936 Polo Olympic gold medalist
• Sean Cavanagh, Irish Gaelic footballer
• Terry Cavanagh, Canadian politician
• Terry Cavanagh, Irish video game designer
• Tim Cavanagh, comedy songwriter
• Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor
• Roberto Cavanagh, Argentinian Polo Player and Olympic Gold Medalist
• Diego Cavanagh, Argentinian Polo Player and Olympic Gold Medalist

  Cavanaugh

• Carey Cavanaugh, former United States ambassador
• Christine Cavanaugh, American voice actor
• Colleen Cavanaugh is a microbiologist and Edward C. Jeffrey Professor of Biology at Harvard University.
• Dan Cavanaugh, a retired American professional ice hockey player.
• Dave Cavanaugh, American composer and musician
• Dennis M. Cavanaugh, a United States District Judge in the District Court of New Jersey.
• Frank Cavanaugh
• Hobart Cavanaugh, an American character actor in films and on stage.
• James M. Cavanaugh, representative for Minnesota and delegate from the Territory of Montana
• Jay Cavanaugh, marijuana activist
• John Cavanaugh , MLB player
• John Cavanaugh
• John J. Cavanaugh, Roman Catholic priest and former president of the University of Notre Dame
• John Joseph Cavanaugh III, politician from Nebraska
• John R. Cavanaugh, American priest and scholar, retired faculty member of St. John Fisher College
• Linda Cavanaugh, an award-winning newscaster for NBC affiliate KFOR-TV, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• Matt Cavanaugh, former American football quarterback in the NFL who played from 1979 to 1991
• Michael Cavanaugh, an actor, musician and singer.
• Michael Cavanaugh, American TV and film actor, notable for 24
• Page Cavanaugh, an American jazz and pop pianist, vocalist, and arranger.
• Patrick Cavanaugh, an American television actor.
• Thomas Cavanaugh, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Tim Cavanaugh, American journalist and blogger, web editor of the Los Angeles Times opinion page

  Fictional characters

• Jordan Cavanaugh, character from Crossing Jordan, an American television drama.
• Toby Cavanaugh, character from Pretty Little Liars, an American television drama.
• Alicia Florrick, character from The Good Wife, an American television drama.
• Miles Cavanaugh, character from The Edge of Night, an American television soap opera.
• Sally Ann Cavanaugh, character from Fletch, an American comedy film.
• Johnny Cavanagh, character in the story The Shepherd, by Frederick Forsyth.
• The title characters from The Cavanaughs, an American television sitcom.
• James Kavanagh, the main character in Kavanagh QC, a British television drama.
• Detective Cavanaugh, a side character in iZombie, played by Robert Salvador